Environment & Climate

With Aram Terry, Founder of Masaya & Co.  During his time in the Peace Corps in Nicaragua, Aram Terry saw first hand the devastating impact of deforestation and in contrast, the economic benefit of forest stewardship. This fueled his desire to found businesses that focus on sustainable forestry as a means to extend the lives […]

With Jesse Patterson, Chief Strategy Officer of the League to Save Lake Tahoe Jump on any major highway in the United States and you’ll come across a dark blue bumper sticker with the words “Keep Tahoe Blue” adorning many vehicles. The organization behind the slogan is the League to Save Lake Tahoe, which just as […]

With Kate Williams, CEO of 1% for the Planet You might be surprised to learn that only 3% of philanthropy goes to environmental causes. But 1% for the Planet, an environmental organization unlike any other, is changing the very way we think about philanthropy. They’re encouraging businesses and individuals to give just 1% of their […]

So you’ve heard about the environmental impact of plastic pollution, meat consumption, and food waste, but do you know about the environmental impact of the Internet? Alarmingly, our digital footprints aren’t as clean as we think (for most, we haven’t even thought about it). Each spam email, Netflix binge, and Instagram refresh adds up to […]

As a wise, mustached, orange creature once said, “I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues.” You may recall the famed Lorax from the imagination of Dr. Seuss. He was right, of course! Trees are critically important to the health and wealth of our shared planet but have no voice in how […]